Learn the vocabulary in English to talk about the many changes that take place in a company or organization :
'to streamline' = to improve the effectiveness of parts of an organization, often by simplifying procedures.
We are streamlining the procedure to cut the time it takes to deliver to the customer.
Streamlining administration and giving more responsibility to individuals will reduce costs considerably.
'to relocate' = to move to a new place
Production is being relocated to Bulgaria next year creating lots of redundancies here.
My company paid all the costs when I was relocated to my previous job in Scotland.
'to relax' = to make a rule less strict or severe.
Unfortunately we can't relax the no-smoking ban. The law won't permit it.
We have relaxed the dress code considerably and now people often wear jeans to the office.
'to enforce' = to impose a rule more strictly or to make people follow a rule.
For health and safety reasons, we have to enforce the no-smoking rules.
It is extremely difficult to enforce time-keeping rules without some form of electronic system.
'to adjust' = to change something a little to make it correct or suitable.
We are adjusting the salary scales so that they reflect present responsibilities better.
Salaries are adjusted annually according to the rate of inflation and the financial results.
'to reduce' = to make smaller in size, quantity or importance.
We have reduced the number of workers with the introduction of more modern technology.
In order to reduce expenditure in the department, we have introduced several cost-cutting measures.
'to deteriorate' = to become worse
Morale has deteriorated since the rumours of closure began.
Sales figures have continued to deteriorate despite the launch of the latest version.
'to downsize' = to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of people working for it.
The organization has a plan to downsize in order to reduce costs.
Many organizations downsized during the 1980s when new technologies were introduced.
'to phase in' = to introduce something in stages over a period of time
The changes in pay scales will be phased in over the next three years.
The new organization will be phased in gradually starting here in head office.
'to phase out' = to remove or stop doing something gradually over a period of time.
That line of products has been phased out and replaced by the new range.
It has taken us six months to phase out the old software and introduce the new.
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